20 Heart-Wrenching Partition Stories To Make You Realize The Price Our Independence Came At

Independence Day is a rather joyous event for all of us. It is the day that our freedom struggle finally brought us what we wanted. This was the day we took our destiny in our own hands and today, 70 years later, we're a rapidly growing nation. But today is also the day that marks the 70th anniversary of the Partition, a term which still brings some bitter memories to the people of India.

Like for me, it brings back the memory of my beeji, a woman who was forced to shift from Pakistan to Delhi. For her, the definition of time was basically "Pakistan ban ne se pehle" and to keep in touch with her roots, she made sure she never spoke in any other language but Punjabi. And that's probably how all refugees, 'bahar ke log', come to terms with what was snatched away from them.

Here are some heart-wrenching stories from refugees who came to India during the Partition and the pain they continue to live with:

Source: Sruti Lodha talks to Joginder Singh

Source: Fakhra Hassan talks to Sabuha Khan

Source: Fakhra Hassan talks to Taj Begum

Source: Farhana Afroz talks to Baljit Dhillon Vikram Singh

Source: Sruti Lodha talks to Mohinder Kaur

Source: Sruti Lodha talks to Vidya Mitter Thukral

Source: Sruti Lodha talks to Krishna Dubey

Source: Dhwani Vij talks to Harcharan Pahwa

Source: Sruti Lodha talks to Darshan Singh Dham

Our hearts go out to all those who suffered losses during the Partition.